Spring-fork for cycles, motor-cycles, and the like.



A. DREW, DECD.

s. man a c. A. oslonnz. Exzcurons SPRING FORK FOR CYCLES, MOTOR CYCLES,AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1915 1,261,992. Patented Jan.1,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- A. DREW, DECD. 5. mm is. A. Osnpnnz, EXECUTOIS-'SPBING FORK FOR CYCIJES, MOTOR CYCLES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED IAY 21. ms.

Patented Jan. 1,1918;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- qwwmm) sub, residingat 'lfheMainsd -Wythalhnear Alvea,g *ofihareh', inythe county of Woreester;

limit? epifltthe Kingdom I siding-lat;ltostrevor,

Biforesaid,;arethesole executors 'Ofi the last- "Gyoles',

6 head, and a part or .athe fork proper, upper extremity .to the rear ofthe Hities to such ,Applieation l I i ittknown ithat we, SAMUnn-Nmm, a

eater; the' -Kingdom' of, EGreat-;.Britain,

M will andwtestament,W 1th'-;.,a codieilurthereto,

invention.

Dfi-AMMURPDBEW, deceasedylate of"Wytliall,

didlinvlent c rtain new and useful Improvehereby I a This inventioncomprises; certain improvements n or' relat1ng to spring forks for wl fimotore -eycles; and

t fers particularly to the type of spring? 7 m which the fork proper iscoupled to the steering head byupper and'lower links, convenientlydisposed in parallelogramrnie arrangement. p M

- v Aceording-tothe presentinvention coiled springsadapted to actin'compression and' ada ted to operate between the upper'p'art oftefsteering head, or a part or parts pertaining to such upper part ofart! of or ertaining to an I at a-positlon below the main or rear bladesof the i I a fork a "d' one on each side of, or one substank tiallyoneach side of, the steering head.

For, this, purpose I rearward projections are provided upon themain orrear blades of. the fork at" positions suitably l per extremity, 1Bpringsare coupled at their lower extremrearward projections and at N ptheir! upper extremities to laterally pro'ect 1 a ing parts pertainingto thenpper part 0 the l steering head.

below itsupand the coiled compression In order that this invention maybe clearly a understood and readily carried into practice, referenoemayexplanatory two z '50 which 1 a Figure 1 he had to the appended e like;and ree fork the steering of the latter, are disposed that the said DrawV pments'iil for ensuring; to Spring-Forks for Motor-Cycles,fiand the Elike l and we i 1 declare thatthefollowing isafiull,

'- ele'ar, and exact descriptioli'ofatheusame.

"and dlspo d in an 0 relation'nbo -the muin' nmrqmrilhlugg ted tolbeassembled p the steering headybs above the part 0 'the'eycle frame whicheni circles the steeri head. This clip 9'; ingi v 1 upon thenpper art 0tegrally carries a transversebearing r'nem- 1 it n her it which isdisposed in aposi'tion project ed rearwardlykfrom the steering head.This sheets of drawings, upon] '7 isa side elevation of one form bearingmem ot allycouple provided at the top of the forks roper.

Projecting laterally from the c ipgwhich i l v integrally carries therear bearing member a a h for the upper'links j, and dis 'osed; one on ieach side [of this clip are two mtegral In or projectonsfk, each fbeingconvenient yj o M furnished with anlaperture' and adapted to,

extremity'of a coiled f accommodate the upper compression spring Z. IThe arrangement 'maybe suchthat the axes, of thes rings and of theste'eringhead are in or sug in v a single transverse plane.

The springs are coupled at their lower i extremities'to fixtures mbrazedor otherwise suitably secured to the main or real-blades of the fork,these fixtures" being conveniently the upper and lower r contains a sindle i in relation to each endofwhich 't e rear 'extrem-Q ities oftheupier links of the'fork are iv,

such upper links'at t eir fore extremities being coupled toa spindle Idisposed in a transverse bearing integrally.v

en e v disposedjat a point mid-way between bracket com rising a ed toenclrc e said head,two arms extend- It will be understood that we donotlimit ourselves to the specific construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawings but that. such alterations may be made which,while not adhering to this construction, will yet be in the scope of ourinvention.

at'we claim as the invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. A s ring fork comprising a fork, a steering ead, links adapted toconnectthe fork to the steering head,a two arm bracket securedthereto,"a' su' port secured to each of the prongs ofthe ork, a pair ofsprings positioned below the upper extremities of the fork, said springsbeing further ositioned one to each side of the steering ead andto'therear of the prongs of the fork,

each of said springs being interposed 'between one of the arms of thebracket and one of the supports and having opposite extremities securedone; to -each respectively. 2. A'spring fork comprising a fork, a

steering head, links adapted to connect the fork to said steering head,a retaining clamping ring adapt- 1n downwardly therefrom on oppositesifes 'toeach of the prongs of the fork of the clamping ring,asupportsecured ,a pair-of sprin positioned. below the upper extremitieso the fork, said springs being further positioned one to "each side ofthe steering flopiea patentmay be obtained for bearing member secured tothe five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0."

head and to the, rear of the prongs of the fork, each of the springsbeing interposed between one of the arms of said bracket and one of thesupports and having its opposite extremities secured one to eachrespectively.

3. A ring fork, comprising a, fork, a steering ead, links adapted toconnect the fork to the steering head, a, bracket comprising a clampingring, a pair of downwardly extending arms, and a transverse upperof saidlinks having one of their ends engaging the extremities of the bearingmember, their opposite ends being pivotally secured to the upper end ofthe fork, supports secured one to each of the prongs of the fork, a palrof springs positioned below the upper end of the fork, and being furthermountedhead and fork, each of said springs bein interposed between oneOf the arms ofthe racket, one of the supports having its oppositeextremities secured one to each respectively. I

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL NIELD, 1 E. A. OSBORNE, Sole executors of Witnesses:

An'rmm' Brown, Home BROWN.

ring, the 7 one to each side of the steering to the rear of the prongsvof the r Arthw Drew, deceased.

Commissioner of Patents,

